Choose a course
Arrange the buoys and place a sailboat near the dock.
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Sailboat Play
Steer floating sailboats around buoys using air-bulb stations beside the dock.
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3D MODEL
Load the 3D model to rotate and zoom. Approx. 1.7 MB.
Design concept shown in a fixed pose. The 3D view explores the form; effects and mechanisms are illustrative.
FROM ACTION TO DISCOVERY
How the interaction works
Create a breeze
Squeeze an air bulb to direct air toward the boat's sail.
Guide it home
Adjust the boat's course and bring it back toward a docking position.
A CLOSER LOOK
Perspective render
Explore the arrangement of three removable sailboats, a finger dock, movable course buoys and two air-bulb stations.
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
What visitors can discover
This concept brings air and motion, buoyancy and navigation into a shared water-table setting. Visitors can explore the idea at their own pace and compare what they notice with a partner.
Moving air
A breeze can push on a sail and change a boat's motion.
Direction
Visitors connect the direction of a push with the intended route.
Planning
Buoys turn an open pool into a navigational challenge.
PART OF A BIGGER WATER TABLE
Planning Sailboat Play
Place air bulbs and boat retrieval points along the visitor edge. Develop the air delivery and boat stability around the final basin layout.
The arrangement can be developed for a museum, science centre or play space as part of a custom water table. Final dimensions, materials and operating performance are established during design and engineering.
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